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Take 5 Cake

This Take 5 Cake is a deliciously layered chocolate cake with peanut butter filling, chopped candy bars, caramel, and chocolate. It is loaded and ready to cure your sweet tooth!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Take 5 Cake
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 785kcal
Author: Jill

Ingredients

  • Devils Food Cake Mix
  • 1 teaspoon instant Coffee Granules
  • 7 Take 5 Candy Bars snack sizes
  • Pretzels mini, broken

Peanut Butter Filling

Caramel Filling

  • 1 13 ounce pkg Caramels
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1/3 cup Milk

Milk Chocolate Ganache

  • 12 ounce milk chocolate chips
  • 6 ounce heavy cream

Instructions

  • Prepare cake according to package directions adding 1 teaspoon of instant coffee granules (dry) to the batter. Bake as directed for a 2-layer cake. Let cool completely.

Peanut Butter Filling

  • Cream together butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add vanilla. Then add powdered sugar one cup at a time until all is incorporated and smooth (will be thick). Add in cream, a few tablespoons at a time, mixing well after each addition until desired consistency is reached. The filling will be stiff but smooth. Divide the filling in half and spread (press) the filling onto the top of each layer, just to the edge of each layer. Chop your snack size Take 5 candy bars. Place the candy bar pieces on top of the peanut butter filling.

Caramel Filling

  • Unwrap your caramels. Melt the butter, milk, and caramels in a small pan over low heat until smooth. Drizzle the caramel on top of the peanut butter filling and chopped candy bars.

Milk Chocolate Ganache

  • Bring heavy cream to a boil and remove from heat. With chocolate chips in a glass bowl, pour cream over the chips and slowly stir until all chips are melted. Let this sit for a few minutes to thicken. Drizzle the chocolate ganache on top of the filling. Repeat this with your other layer and add your broken pretzels on the very top.

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Nutrition

Calories: 785kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 256mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 84g | Vitamin A: 940IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg